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You beat me to it, was thinking the same thing!
I lived in West Palm Bch from 82-93, I can't imagine what could drag me back there. Been in southern Alabama for about seven years now. If I can...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] The jig in the video looks a little Rube Goldberg-ish to me. Back in my boatbuilding days we used to build a part like the one...
Well.......I know Ford had service parts available, at least for the Iron Mountain cars. Probably ran enough parts while the line was set up to...
The frame on this truck is at least as rigid as anything the wood station wagons were built on so I don't expect any problems. The wood bodies...
First car, before and after. Did not reuse any of the original wood.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Learned as a result of not being smart enough to say NO! Someone asked me if I could build a wood body for a car he was considering buying and I...
Also, The NWC has a directory that you can search by year and model that would tell you if anyone in the club has a car like yours and where it...
Your best bet is probably going to be to find an original car, or at least a good reproduction to look at. The National Woodie Club...
Not really much different than cutting with a router, just more controlled. I have a vertical mill that I cut a lot of wood on. The cutting...
The three front pieces have been copied and fit to the truck. Still some cleaning up to do but that will wait till the side rails are...
Ribs are all made and installed. Got the shape cut into the stem. Time to start milling out some strips for planking.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Those little hydros are cool! Kind of like the Jersey skiffs, or the offshore boats, fun to watch, but, for guys that like to pee blood!
[ATTACH] This is a slightly different hull type, but should help. The back ("aft" or sometimes "stern") of the hull is called a transom. The...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Time for a roof. I have nothing left of the original so I am kinda winging it here. Most of the...
The full width ribs are made, still have lots of shorter ones to make. The two main stringers are installed. The inner sheer rail along with the...
Very nice! I was relieved to hear you say that you were going to drop the oil pan. Looking forward to the second video.
Apitong. It's the wood they use for semi trailer floors. You'll never wear it out and it's not bad looking.
This wheel was original to a 37 GarWood. As was typical at the time with wood boats, most of the steering hardware was sourced from the auto...
Corvette wheels.[ATTACH]
Made it myself. It was originally black bakelite but was very rough so I copied the shape but in wood.[ATTACH]
They make lots of different ones, if you could find one with the same sweep and same speed range as yours you might be able to make it work.
On boats with wider planks I have a router jig I use to fit the planks, but with 1" strips I think cove and bead is going to work better. When...
Is that a water cooled exhaust manifold? Was it a marine application?
It's done, wont have a second tread.
I've used two upholsterers in the last five years. The first a vary well known name who charges what you would expect someont with a good...
I know them, I was born in Muskegon. Cove and bead, I don't have time for all that hand work.
There will be a little work to do on the inside but most everything will be built upside down. Nice looking boat! Were you in the boat building...
Now that the pillars are located it's time to permanently attach them to the truck and fill the holes inside of the back doors. I had to build...
I have about 20 ribs made, still have quite a few left but I'm to a point where I need to start setting these up. The ribs in the front of the...
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